People who hand over democracy in exchange for economic security end up losing both things.

Eduardo Bhatia

Categorized in : End People Losing Democracy

In the 21st century, government efforts should focus on 'multiculturalism', including the diversity of languages.

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It is unbelievable that the federal court itself ignores that rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution apply in Puerto Rico.

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The majority of Puerto Ricans in Florida and New York are Democrats, but nonetheless, we have Republican governors.

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We have over 30 dams in Puerto Rico, and I think only one works. We're here in the rain forest, and we have plenty of water. It's insane.

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As Chair of the Broadband and Technology Task Force, I will strive to ensure that legislative and regulatory policy making on these rapidly evolving services takes fully into account the needs of the Latino community.

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Broadband, wireless, and technology services have become a vibrant sector of our national economy with the potential to both empower and invest in our communities.

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No retirement system in the world is as broken as ours.

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There is nothing more fundamental for public workers to know if they are going to be partly laid off.

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I don't have a problem with a board that advises, that supervises, one with which we can have a discussion. But we will never accept a board that has control over Puerto Rico's affairs.

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In Puerto Rico, there has developed a culture of taking out loans and not paying them back. That has ended.

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From the streets of Los Angeles to the public schools of the Bronx, there is no state of the Union where Latinos are not becoming local leaders and responsible politicians.

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